I’ve been waiting for this. I knew it had to be coming, I’m just surprised it took this long
The Iran War Is Also A Climate War
War makes climate change worse in many ways, and vice versa. The human costs of the United States-Israel attack on Iran—the hundreds of people who have died, including a reported 175 young girls and teachers killed at the Shajareh Tayyibeh primary school—are a tragedy. The mounting economic risks—disrupted supply chains, rising energy prices, shaken stock markets—are ominous. The danger that this war of choice launched by two nuclear-armed states will escalate further, drawing in powers across the region and beyond, is alarming. And threaded through each of these concerns is the fact that modern warfare is inextricably linked with climate change.
The linkages flow in both directions. Wars unleash gargantuan amounts of planet-warming emissions: Russia’s war in Ukraine, for example, has generated emissions equal to the annual emissions of France. Those extra emissions drive deadlier heat, drought, storms, and other impacts that wreck livelihoods, destabilize economies, and spur migration, making armed conflict more likely. The British intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 warned in January that climate disruption and biodiversity loss, if left unchecked, will cause “crop failures, intensified natural disasters, and infectious disease outbreaks… exacerbating existing conflicts, starting new ones, and threatening global security and prosperity.”
The outbreak of any war is bad news for the climate, just as the election of politicians hostile to climate action is. The climate implications of this new war are not the center of attention at the moment, but they are essential context for understanding what’s at stake. At a time when civilization is hurtling toward irreversible climate breakdown, to overlook the climate consequences of three of the deadliest militaries on Earth going to war would be journalistic malpractice.
As with most wars, so with climate change: The poor and the innocent suffer most. Climate change is not peripheral but structurally embedded in modern warfare. Journalists cannot fully and fairly cover a war this carbon intensive, destabilizing, and consequential if its climate dimensions are treated as optional add-ons rather than core fact.
They want every Journalist to be part of the cult, look at every issue in terms of climate doom.
Radical islamists are causing global warming!
Who knew?
Iran has been in a long drought, and naturally the thankfully late Ali Khamenei blamed it on Israel and Saudi Arabia stealing their rain.
Remember: the Shi’ite Iranian leaders hate the Wahhabi Muslims who govern Saudi Arabia almost as much as they hate Jooooos.
Immediately after call to Putin Trump is now renaming the Iran war “just a little excursion”
Will his acolytes follow the rebranding?
The top 4 states that pay the most average YEARLY for gasoline are
Montana Wyoming Indiana and Mississippi
It is not the highest gallon price as much as how much yearly that hurts the most
Johnny-you mean like during the George Floyd riots which caused 1-2 billion in damages and 24 deaths was described as “mostly peaceful”?
Did you go along with that rebranding ?
The nationwide protests following the very public murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin were the largest in U.S. history. Chauvin was convicted an i
The protests took place throughout the U.S. and Europe. Unconfirmed estimates claimed up to 25 million participated in the U.S. protests.
Yes, the protests were rated at 93-96% peaceful.
“A riot is the language of the unheard”. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Uh, mostly peaceful “protests” don’t cost $2 billion in damages, Rimjob.
What a lame excuse-“mostly peaceful”. As said below, mostly peaceful riots don’t cause 2 billion in damages. Were the 24 deaths “mostly peaceful”, too?
The Muslim mayor of NY summed up the view of liberals everywhere:
“Mamdani condemns New Yorkers for making Muslims throw bombs at them”. BB, but on the other hand, the bombs were rated mostly peaceful…
There were over 8000 George Floyd protests and several million protesters.
On the other hand the 1000 or so “mostly peaceful” Jan 6 insurrectionists cost us $2.7 BILLION and injured some 140 police officers.
Rimjob has turned into johnnie boy.
There was not $2.7 billion in damages caused by the J6 mostly peaceful protestors.
Not even close.
The January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol caused approximately $2.7 million to $3 million in direct property damage. Total security and (repair) costs, including Capitol Police expenses and increased security measures, are estimated to be as high as $2.7 billion. The incident resulted in five deaths, 140 injuries to police officers, and widespread destruction.
Unwittingly Rimjob verified my post.
Such a putz.
Let me fix this for you:
It is unquestionably true that Minneapolis is better off without Mr Floyd in it, and worse off for the railroading of four decent police officers.
Just like America is better off without Charlie Kirk. And with Derek Chavin in prison.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter for the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. He was sentenced to 22.5 years in state prison and later received a concurrent 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights.
Just like Obama’s 7 month long “little excursion” in Libya. ANYTHING a DEMOCRAT has done previously; without charge, complaint, or societal pressure; is also available for Trump to engage in.
If humans are truly the cause of “climate change”; then the entirety of the human race must be eliminated from the face of the Earth; PRONTO! Those who insist that climate change is real (and caused by humans); along with all those who believe that; and also those pushing that narrative on everybody else; MUST SACRIFICE FIRST : AND IMMEDIATELY END THEIR LIVES to save the planet. It’s the only viable option available at this point. Any member of the Elite class could tell you that.